I'm a quilter!

I recently got a sewing machine so I have been playing around with some small projects. I really got it to try quilting. Well with 2 of my friends having babies I needed to get started. I am doing a quilt for each of them. It is super easy I was so surprised! 

First pick out 6 coordinating fabricsin fat  quarters or 1/2 yard. Wash and iron them flat. Square them up in to 18 inch squares, if you can't get 18in squares get as big as you can.

 I got 17 in squares. Once they are all cut stack them up. I cut them by placing one square on top of the fabric and using it as a templet for cutting. 

When they are all stacked cut the pile on the diagonal not directly on the corners. 

Take the top piece of fabrics of one side and move it to the bottom like this. Now sew them all back together again. 

When you have them all put back together again iron the seams open and stack back up keeping the same order as before. Repeat the same cut on the diagonal, move to the bottom, sew together, iron until you have all 6 fabrics on each square an you like the pattern. 

This was my last cut. When you have finished cutting and sewing back together square your blocks up to be as big as possible.

Mine ended up being 13.5 inches square. Lay out your quilt and see how you want it to look.

Then sew all the blocks together. Again all the seams are ironed open. Choose a fabric to be your border. I got a 1/2 yard and cut it in to 4 inch strips. 

I sewed those strips on to my quilt. I did the long edges first then the short edges. Iron the seams open and trip up the ends and you are done with the top! 

I am so happy with how it turned out! Here is another one I did. 

The last step is to finish it and make it nice and cuddly. Pick out your batting I used cotton. Make your quilt sandwich with your backing right side down, batting, and quilt top right side up. Use a spray adhesive to stick them all together and pin in place spiciffically along the places you are going to sew. Then I quilted by stiching I'm the ditch. Starting with the middle ditch and moving out, finishing by going around the whole thing.

Square up your quilt so you don't have batting sticking out and it looks pretty. Then choose your binding. I chose a satin blanket binding. Sew one edge on with the machine on the back.

Then hand sew the front and the corners closed. 

That is it you are DONE! It looks super cute and the mommies to be love them!!!